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Facebook is testing a new feature that allows page admins to list job openings at their company, positioning the social media giant to take on a key feature of business network LinkedIn, currently owned by Microsoft (TechCrunch). A Facebook spokesperson said that "based on behavior we’ve seen on Facebook, where many small businesses post about their job openings on their Page, we’re running a test for Page admins to create job postings and receive applications from candidates." Although the feature isn't currently available to all users, Pages included in the test will have a Jobs tab where they can list vacancies, complete with an Apply Now button.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has come out in support of a universal basic income to be paid to all citizens to offset the effect of the majority of jobs being taken by robots in the future (Ars Technica UK). In an interview with CNBC, Musk said that "there is a pretty good chance we end up with a universal basic income, or something like that, due to automation." A universal basic income would replace individual benefits with a single lump sum, sufficient to meet the cost of living for every member of society.

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Following last month's news that the engines required to move Nasa's Juno spacecraft into a closer orbit around Jupiter weren't performing as expected, it's now emerged that the fault could cause the mission to be extended beyond 2019 (The Verge). Although Nasa says the amount of scientific data Juno can produce about Jupiter won't be affected, if the spacecraft can't be moved to a nearer orbit, it will go around the planet at a slower rate, extending the period required to study the gas giant beyond the original planned completion date of February 2018. Nasa's Rick Nybakken told The Verge that it's possible Juno's engines can never be safely fired again, saying that "we’re not going to do it if we can’t do it safely. And so we’re looking at different ways we can do the burn. Right now, it’s too early to say which way it’s going to go."

The UK Information Commissioner's Office says that Facebook has "agreed to pause using data from UK WhatsApp users for advertisements or product improvement purposes" following contact from the regulator (WIRED). The ICO has asked Facebook and WhatsApp to better explain the August 25 changes to WhatApp's privacy policy, which now grants the app permission to share user's data with Facebook (WIRED). If the companies don't comply, the information commissioner has said it could hand out a fine. "We have now asked Facebook and WhatsApp to sign an undertaking committing to better explaining to customers how their data will be used, and to giving users ongoing control over that information," information commissioner Elizabeth Denham wrote in a blog post.

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A new carbon dating study has found that the majority of ivory currently being traded on the black market comes from elephants killed within the last three years (EurekAlert). This ties in with recent evidence that the rate of elephant poaching across Africa has increased in the last decade and sadly disproves theories that additional ivory may have entered the market from older stockpiles. Study coauthor Kevin Uno of Columbia University's Earth Observatory said that "it shows that ivory is moving through the system fast. Some of the elephants were killed just before their tusks were thrown in the shipping container. That has huge implications for our estimates of the number of elephants being taken."

Following Twitter's announcement last month that it would be shutting down Vine, reports have emerged that the social network may now sell the six second video service instead (TechCrunch). According to TechCrunch's sources, Twitter is currently considering bids from five companies, and Japanese messaging firm LINE is a front runner. Offers could be fore as little as $10 million, indicating that the sale is unlikely to be a major profit spinner, although Twitter could benefit from Vine's continued existence.

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Around 20,000 people banking with Tesco had money stolen over the weekend after the company was hit by a 'hack' that targeted 40,000 of Tesco's 136,000 current account customers (WIRED). As a result, the company has suspended online transactions. Benny Higgins, the chief executive of Tesco Bank, told BBC Radio 4 that during the evening of November 5, the bank saw a "significant and increasing fraudulent activity" against its customers. "We are very focused on protecting our customers and ensuring the level of disruption is at a minimum," Higgins said. "What we have done overnight is informed all customers is that for current accounts we are stopping online transactions until we can bring things back under full control."

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Valve has rolled out a revamp of Steam's front page, presenting users of the world's largest digital download games store with a with a slightly tweaked interface and more personalised storefront (Kotaku). There's a new emphasis on screenshots showing genuine gameplay, which you can mouseover in the Featured section to enlarge, while new sections of the page highlight games that your friends are keen on. Listings such as 'recently updated' and 'under £10' have also been updated with more personalised listings, based on your own wishlist.

EA has, as promised, revealed a new trailer for Mass Effect: Andromeda, but although it provides some bombastic sci-fi flavour, it doesn't reveal that much about the game itself (Ars Technica). We already know that the latest entry in Bioware's hit series is set in the Andromeda galaxy, 600 light years from Earth, and the new trailer reveals that something goes wrong with the Andromeda Initiative mission en route. Mass Effect: Andromeda is due out in spring 2017, and will be available in three editions, priced at $59.99 for standard, $69.99 for Deluxe, and $99.99 for Super Deluxe.

DRM-free digital games retailer GOG.com has once again launched its GOG Connect service, which allows users who already own certain games on Steam to activate DRM-free copies on GOG (PC Gamer). You won't have to pay anything to add the titles to your GOG account, and supported games include Broken Sword, Metro 2033 Redux and Starbound. However, you only have until the end of GOG's Monstrous Fall Sale on November 13 to connect your accounts and redeem eligible games.

Sony is taking a gamble with the PS4 Pro - rather than the slimmed down versions of its consoles previously offered in each gaming generation, the new PlayStation offers an actual power boost over the default model. But is it worth the upgrade?

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